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Culinary
Arts
Tech
Prep/College in the HS
The Culinary
Arts
Tech
Prep
program enables high school seniors to earn up to 11 credit hours
through Schenectady County Community College, 15 credit hours
through Johnson & Wales University, and certification through
the American Culinary Federation (ACF) ACCESS program. Students
who take Culinary Arts & Hospitality Technology as juniors may
move up to Tech Prep as seniors, or seniors may enroll in Culinary
Arts Tech Prep as a one-year, stand-alone course.
Culinary Arts & Hospitality at the Albany campus is also
certified by the American Culinary Federation (ACF) as an ACF ACCESS
program. Faculty are ACF Certified Executive Chefs (CECs) and
Certified Chef Educators (CCEs). Career & Tech is an ACF Blue
Ribbon ACCESS School.
Learning
takes
place
on
campus
in
the
classroom
and
professional
kitchen,
dining
room
and
Cafe
Anders,
a
student-run
restaurant
that
is
open
to
the
public.
Culinary
Arts
Tech
Prep
students participate in a 10-week internship and in a variety of
public service events and culinary skills competitions. Students
also may test for the National Restaurant Association's ServSafe
Sanitation certification.
Students may compete for scholarships at several colleges and
universities. A number of students from both campuses earn such
awards each year and gain valuable financial assistance for college.
Career opportunities:
Cooking:
prep
cook,
line
cook,
pantry,
short-order
cook,
dishwasher
Baking:
cake
decorator,
baker,
pastry
artist
Dining
room:
host,
waitperson,
bus
person,
maitre
d'
Business:
restaurant
owner,
front
desk
manager,
food
and
beverage
manager
Units
of study:
Nutrition
Meal
planning
Sanitation
Catering
Dining
room
service
Food
production
Baking
and
cake
decorating
Business
math
Integrated science, math and/or English
Portfolio:
Students create
a
portfolio
which
they
present
to
teachers,
administrators,
peers
and/or
industry
professionals.
The
portfolio
includes
employability
information
and
exemplary
work
in
technical
and
communication
skills
that
students
have
created
and
developed
over
the
course
of
the
year.
College credits:
Schenectady
County
Community
College:
Food Preparation I - 3 credits
Elements of Baking - 3 credits
Math for Food Service - 3 credits
Basic Sanitation - 2 credits
SUNY
Cobleskill - 4 credits
Johnson
&
Wales
University - 15 credits
New England Culinary Institute - 3
- 9 credits
Pennsylvania Culinary Institute -
15 credits
Academic prerequisites:
English
-
3
units
Math
-
Course
I
Keyboarding
Biology
or
chemistry
Professional requirements:
Black
work
shoes
Checkered
pants
Name
tag
Calculator
Food
thermometer
Application:
Students
interested
in
Culinary Arts Tech Prep
are
requested
to
complete
and
mail
back
an
application.
Click
below:
Culinary Arts Tech Prep/College in the HS application
Adobe
Acrobat
Reader
is
required
to
view/print
the
application. Further study:
Students
are
prepared
for
further
study at schools including:
Johnson
&
Wales
University
Schenectady
County
Community
College
SUNY
Cobleskill
Culinary
Institute
of
America
Pennsylvania
Culinary
School
New
England
Culinary
Institute
Paul
Smith's
College
Adirondack
Community
College
Teacher
Profile:
Chef
Paul Dolan
Chef
Iannacone
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